42 USC 12602 - Individuals eligible to receive an educational award from the Trust

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 02, 2024

§ 12602.

Individuals eligible to receive an educational award from the Trust

(a)

Eligible individuals

An individual shall receive a national service educational award, summer of service educational award, or silver scholar educational award from the National Service Trust if the organization responsible for the individual’s supervision in a national service program certifies that the individual—

(1)

met the applicable eligibility requirements for the approved national service position, approved silver scholar position, or approved summer of service position, as appropriate, in which the individual served;

(2)

(A)

for a full-time or part-time national service educational award, successfully completed the required term of service described in subsection (b)(1) in the approved national service position;

(B)

for a partial educational award in accordance with section 12593(c) of this title—

(i)

satisfactorily performed prior to being granted a release for compelling personal circumstances under such section; and

(ii)

completed at least 15 percent of the required term of service described in subsection (b) for the approved national service position;

(C)

for a summer of service educational award, successfully completed the required term of service described in subsection (b)(2) in an approved summer of service position, as certified through a process determined by the Corporation through regulations consistent with section 12592(f) of this title; or

(D)

for a silver scholar educational award, successfully completed the required term of service described in subsection (b)(3) in an approved silver scholar position, as certified through a process determined by the Corporation through regulations consistent with section 12592(f) of this title; and

(3)

is a citizen or national of the United States or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States.

(b)

Term of service

(1)

Approved national service position

(2)

Approved summer of service position

(3)

Approved silver scholar position

(c)

Limitation on receipt of national service educational awards

(d)

Time for use of educational award

(1)

In general

(2)

Exception

The Corporation may extend the period within which an individual may use a national service educational award, summer of service educational award, or silver scholar educational award if the Corporation determines that the individual—

(A)

was unavoidably prevented from using the national service educational award, summer of service educational award, or silver scholar educational award during the original 7-year period, or 10-year period, as appropriate; or

(B)

performed another term of service in an approved national service position, approved summer of service position, or approved silver scholar position during that period.

(3)

Term for transferred educational awards

(e)

Suspension of eligibility for drug-related offenses

(1)

In general

(2)

Rehabilitation

(3)

First convictions

(4)

“Controlled substance” defined

(5)

Effective date

(f)

Authority to establish demonstration programs

(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 146, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 102(a), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 818; amended Pub. L. 103–304, § 3(b)(4), Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1567; Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1402, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1512.)

cite as: 42 USC 12602